No Grade Stamp

[LGoodman16875]

I need to find a way to see what it's worth. Any ideas because where I have been looking requires the Grade Stamp?

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

At that time period, the lack of grade stamps is not uncommon. But, at that time, the grades were clearly defined, for the most part. The D indicates damascus barrels, which makes it at least a grade 2 gun.

Not necessarily Brian... and I'm looking at one Damascus tube and one Twist tube. That being the case, I think it would be a stretch to call it a grade 2.... I'd give it a grade 1. A grade 2 of that era should have ducks or prarie chickens engraved on the lock plates and a single bird in a round vignette on the bottom of the frame.





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[Dean Romig]

Mr. Goodman - we need to see a clear picture of the checkering pattern of the forend please. Even very early on with four-digit serial numbers the forend checkering patterns differ significantly between grades (or dollar quality) 1, 2, and 3 Parkers.





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[B. Dudley]

The amount of engraving and the breech ball shaping are right in line with a grade 2.

Lifters of that period did not start sculpting the breech balls until grade 2 guns.

[LGoodman16875]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Mr. Goodman - we need to see a clear picture of the checkering pattern of the forend please. Even very early on with four-digit serial numbers the forend checkering patterns differ significantly between grades (or dollar quality) 1, 2, and 3 Parkers.





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Pictures of Checkering

[Dean Romig]

No Leo - on the forend please. Although it may be worn even more than the grip and may be almost non-discernable now
The LPI of the grip area looks too coarse for a grade 2.





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[LGoodman16875]

Originally Posted by Leo Goodman

Pictures of Checkering

Forend Checkering

[Dean Romig]

The free space around the forend latch would seem to indicate Grade 2 checkering... but the coarse LPI seems to indicate otherwise. It looks to be about 14 LPI.

These early Parkers certainly are puzzling...





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[LGoodman16875]

Thank you very much, this somewhat steers me in the right direction. On to seek the value ��

[LGoodman16875]

Thank you all, going to the next step, then it needs a new home.